in geodesy, the earth viewed as a hypothetical ellipsoid with the surface represented as a mean sea level
Origin of geoid
German geoide from Classical Greek geoeid?s, earthlike: see geodegeoid
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geoid
noun
The hypothetical surface of the earth that coincides everywhere with mean sea level.
Origin of geoid
German from Greek geoeidēs earthlike gē earth -oeidēs -oidRelated Forms:
- ge·oid′al
adjective
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The hypothetical surface of the Earth that coincides everywhere with mean sea level and is perpendicular, at every point, to the direction of gravity. The geoid is used as a reference surface for astronomical measurements and for the accurate measurement of elevations on the Earth's surface.
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